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| + | "The [[Beat Generation|Bohemianism of the 1950s]] is [...] hostile to [[civilization]]; it worships [[primitivism]], [[instinct]], energy, "blood." To the extent that it has intellectual interests at all, they run to mystical doctrines, [[irrationalist]] philosophies, and [[left-wing]] [[Wilhelm Reich|Reich]]ianism. The only art the new Bohemians have any use for is [[jazz]], mainly of the [[cool jazz|cool]] variety. Their predilection for bop language is a way of demonstrating solidarity with the primitive vitality and spontaneity they find in jazz and of expressing contempt for [[coherent]], rational discourse which, being a product of the mind, is in their view a form of death."--"[[The Know-Nothing Bohemians]]" (1958) by Norman Podhoretz | ||
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| '''1958''' (MCMLVIII) is the 958th year of the 2nd millennium, the 58th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1950s decade. | '''1958''' (MCMLVIII) is the 958th year of the 2nd millennium, the 58th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1950s decade. | ||
| == Art and culture == | == Art and culture == | ||
| *[[Jack Kilby]] successfully demonstrated the first working [[integrated circuit]] | *[[Jack Kilby]] successfully demonstrated the first working [[integrated circuit]] | ||
| - | *[[Three Flags]] by [[Jasper Johns]] | + | *[[Atomic Age]] and [[Jet Age]] |
| - | *[[BBC Radiophonic Workshop]] founded in the United Kingdom | + | |
| - | *[[Pop Art]] was coined in the essay "[[The Arts and the Mass Media]]" by Lawrence Alloway | + | |
| - | *[[Atomic age]] and [[Jet Age]] | + | |
| - | **[[Atomium]] at the [[Expo 58]] | + | |
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| - | ==Events== | + | |
| - | * October 15 – At the Goldschmidt sale at [[Sotheby's]] in London, a version of [[Paul Cézanne]]'s ''[[The Boy in the Red Vest]]'' sells at a new record price for a painting at auction. | + | |
| - | * [[M. C. Escher]] publishes his illustrated book ''The [[Regular Division of the Plane]]'' | + | |
| - | * [[Robert Frank]] publishes his photographic essay ''[[The Americans (photography)|The Americans]]'' (in [[Paris]]) | + | |
| - | * [[Mark Rothko]] completes forty paintings, the "[[Seagram Building|Seagram]] murals" (including ''[[Black on Maroon]]''), for [[The Four Seasons Restaurant]] in [[New York City|New York]] but withdraws from the commission before they are hung there | + | |
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| === Music === | === Music === | ||
| *[[Poème électronique]] by Edgard Varèse | *[[Poème électronique]] by Edgard Varèse | ||
| *[[Chez Régine]] nightclub opens in Paris | *[[Chez Régine]] nightclub opens in Paris | ||
| + | *The [[BBC Radiophonic Workshop]] was founded in the United Kingdom | ||
| + | ====Albums==== | ||
| *''[[A Journey Into Stereo Sound]]'', a special effects record released on London Records | *''[[A Journey Into Stereo Sound]]'', a special effects record released on London Records | ||
| *''[[The Wide Weird World of Shorty Petterstein]]'', an album by Shorty Petterstein, a fictional character created by Henry Jacobs | *''[[The Wide Weird World of Shorty Petterstein]]'', an album by Shorty Petterstein, a fictional character created by Henry Jacobs | ||
| - | *[[Peace Piece]] by Bill Evans | ||
| ====Singles==== | ====Singles==== | ||
| - | *[[Tequila (song)|Tequila]] by The Champs | + | *[[Tequila (The Champs song) |Tequila]] by The Champs |
| *[[Summertime Blues]] by Eddie Cochran | *[[Summertime Blues]] by Eddie Cochran | ||
| *[[Eso Es El Amor]] by Chakachas | *[[Eso Es El Amor]] by Chakachas | ||
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| ====Albums==== | ====Albums==== | ||
| *''[[Canção do Amor Demais]]'' by Elizete Cardoso | *''[[Canção do Amor Demais]]'' by Elizete Cardoso | ||
| - | + | *''[[Peace Piece]]'' by Bill Evans | |
| === Literature === | === Literature === | ||
| *''[[Irrational Man: A Study in Existential Philosophy]]'' by William Barrett | *''[[Irrational Man: A Study in Existential Philosophy]]'' by William Barrett | ||
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| *''[[Touch of Evil]]'' by Orson Welles | *''[[Touch of Evil]]'' by Orson Welles | ||
| *''[[Free Radicals (film)|Free Radicals]]'' by Len Lye, date of beginning of production | *''[[Free Radicals (film)|Free Radicals]]'' by Len Lye, date of beginning of production | ||
| + | ===Visual arts=== | ||
| + | *[[Three Flags]] by [[Jasper Johns]] | ||
| + | *The term [[Pop art]] was coined in the essay "[[The Arts and the Mass Media]]" by Lawrence Alloway | ||
| + | ===Architecture=== | ||
| + | *[[Atomium]] at the [[Expo 58]] | ||
| + | ===Photography=== | ||
| + | * ''[[The Americans (photography)|The Americans]]'' by [[Robert Frank]] | ||
| == Births == | == Births == | ||
| + | *[[April 3]] - [[Francesca Woodman]], American photographer (b. 1981) | ||
| *[[Ron Mueck]], artist | *[[Ron Mueck]], artist | ||
| *[[Adrian Sherwood]], musician | *[[Adrian Sherwood]], musician | ||
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"The Bohemianism of the 1950s is [...] hostile to civilization; it worships primitivism, instinct, energy, "blood." To the extent that it has intellectual interests at all, they run to mystical doctrines, irrationalist philosophies, and left-wing Reichianism. The only art the new Bohemians have any use for is jazz, mainly of the cool variety. Their predilection for bop language is a way of demonstrating solidarity with the primitive vitality and spontaneity they find in jazz and of expressing contempt for coherent, rational discourse which, being a product of the mind, is in their view a form of death."--"The Know-Nothing Bohemians" (1958) by Norman Podhoretz |
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1958 (MCMLVIII) is the 958th year of the 2nd millennium, the 58th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1950s decade.
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Art and culture
- Jack Kilby successfully demonstrated the first working integrated circuit
- Atomic Age and Jet Age
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Music
- Poème électronique by Edgard Varèse
- Chez Régine nightclub opens in Paris
- The BBC Radiophonic Workshop was founded in the United Kingdom
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Albums
- A Journey Into Stereo Sound, a special effects record released on London Records
- The Wide Weird World of Shorty Petterstein, an album by Shorty Petterstein, a fictional character created by Henry Jacobs
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Singles
- Tequila by The Champs
- Summertime Blues by Eddie Cochran
- Eso Es El Amor by Chakachas
- Rumble by Link Wray & His Ray Men
- Willie and the Hand Jive by Johnny Otis
- The Stripper by David Rose
- Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry
- Milestones by Miles Davis
- Chega de Saudade by Antonio Carlos Jobim
- Patricia by Perez Prado
- Bim-Bom by João Gilberto
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Albums
- Canção do Amor Demais by Elizete Cardoso
- Peace Piece by Bill Evans
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Literature
- Irrational Man: A Study in Existential Philosophy by William Barrett
- Candy by Terry Southern
- The Poetics of Space by Gaston Bachelard
- What is cinema?, first volume published by André Bazin
- The Birthday Party by Harold Pinter
- A Coney Island of the Mind by Lawrence Ferlinghetti
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Film
- French Nouvelle Vague film
- Le Beau Serge by Claude Chabrol
- Mon oncle by Jacques Tati
- Touch of Evil by Orson Welles
- Free Radicals by Len Lye, date of beginning of production
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Visual arts
- Three Flags by Jasper Johns
- The term Pop art was coined in the essay "The Arts and the Mass Media" by Lawrence Alloway
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Architecture
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Photography
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Births
- April 3 - Francesca Woodman, American photographer (b. 1981)
- Ron Mueck, artist
- Adrian Sherwood, musician
- Grandmaster Flash, musician
- Michel Houellebecq, writer
- Keith Haring, American artist (d. 1990).
- Luc Tuymans, visual artist
- Michael Jackson, American singer–songwriter and pop icon (d. 2009).
- Thomas Ruff, artist
- Tim Burton, filmmaker
- Prince, musician (d. 2016).
- Mirka Lugosi, artist
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Deaths
- Edward Weston, American photographer (b. 1886)
- Jean Crotti, Swiss artist (b. 1878)
- Georges Rouault, French painter (b. 1871)
- Alfred Noyes, English poet (b. 1880)
- Maurice de Vlaminck, French painter (b. 1876)
- Paul Outerbridge American photographer (b. 1896)
- G. E. Moore, British philosopher of (Principia Ethica) (b. 1873)
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